The Central Bureau of Statistics has raised Israel's GDP growth rate to 5.1% in the first half of 2011 from 5%.
The Central Bureau of Statistics has raised Israel's GDP growth rate to 5.1% in the first half of 2011 from 5%. The growth rate slowed from 5.7% in the second half of 2010 and 5.6% in the first half.
Business product growth was revised upward to 5.4% in the first half from 5.2%, down from 6.4% in the second half of 2010 and 7% in the first half. Business product in the construction industry fell in the first half.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on September 18, 2011
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